Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman called the news "heartbreaking," said the team had been informed before practice and he asked the media to respect the Reid family's privacy. Garrett Reid had been working with the Eagles' strength and conditioning staff at training camp.

Roseman said that Andy Reid had asked for football activities to continue at Lehigh while his family deals with his son's passing. An afternoon practice is set for 2:35 p.m. and is definitely on, Eagles officials said. In Reid's absence, the Eagles said, offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and defensive
coordinator Juan Castillo will run the team.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement: "This news is heartbreaking for
everyone in the Eagles family. Our hearts go out to Andy, his wife, Tammy, and
their children." Lurie had been scheduled to meet with the media today for his annual state-of-the-team address but that has been canceled.

The Eagles players had a team prayer before the morning walk-through practice, after which they were instructed not to speak to reporters. Wide receiver DeSean Jackson tweeted that "My blessings go out to the Reid family. We lost a close 1 this morning." Riley Cooper's tweeted, "This is a sad day. R.I.P. Garrett. You will be missed." Jeremy Maclin's wrote, "Prayers go out to Coach Reid and his family ... RIP Garrett ... much love."

The New York Giants released a statement on the team's Twitter saying, "We were saddened to learn of passing of Garrett Reid this morning. Andy Reid and his family are in our thoughts and prayers."

Garrett Reid was the eldest of five children of Andy and Tammy Reid. He had had a history of drug abuse and was sentenced to jail in 2007 for 23 months in Montgomery County, Pa., after causing an auto accident while high on heroin. He was sentenced to two years in state drug rehabilitation in 2008 when he was found concealing prescription drug pills at Montgomery County Prison.